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@zFlowy
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opened on May 14, 2025

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Is it normal to have a window in the task bar indicating the video is playing as wallpaper? I have W7 btw.

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I just downloaded the program and set a video to wallpaper, that's all.

Expected behavior

I don't think it must show a window in the task bar, I mean, the process should be running in background.

Actual behavior

I started the program, chose a video and set it as wallpaper, then a window playing the video shows in the task bar.

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Windows 7

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  1. zFlowy
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    on May 14, 2025

  2. SegoCode commented on May 21, 2025

    @SegoCode
    SegoCode
    on May 21, 2025
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    Mate, windows 7, god knows why that appears in the taskbar, you will have to play with the mpv configuration or try the first versions of autowall...

    Also:

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  3. SegoCode
    changed the title [-][BUG REPORT] -[/-] [+][BUG REPORT] - Windows 7 show a window in the task bar[/+] on May 21, 2025

  4. NightLancer commented on Sep 26, 2025

    @NightLancer
    NightLancer
    on Sep 26, 2025

    @zFlowy @SegoCode running mpv like this gave needed result to me:

            subprocess.Popen([
            "mpv",
            video_file,
            f"--wid={desktop_hwnd}",
            "--loop",
            "--no-border",
            "--force-window=yes",
            "--geometry=100%x100%",
            "--fps=24",
            "--hwdec=auto",
            "--vo=direct3d",
            "--audio=no",
            "--cache=no",
            "--really-quiet",
            "--no-osc",
            "--no-input-default-bindings"
        ])

    p.s. in the end while trying to fix this I ended up with own wp applier(with drag&drop support) and stopper... But thanks for ready mpv pack, I guess. (I really didn't expected that making own live WP-player will turn out to be so simple)

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